A new species of alliums discovered in Turkey: doi.org/10.5735/085....

The 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗱 𝘼𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙪𝙢 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙡𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚, from limestone cliffs in northern Lebanon, has fewer than 500 known plants. A stark reminder of the urgent need to protect habitats in biodiversity-rich yet fragile Mediterranean landscapes: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘼𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙪𝙢 𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚 from central Anatolia, Turkey, distinct by its coriaceous bulb tunics, clustered bulbs and smaller capsules. Considered Critically Endangered, highlighting central Anatolia’s importance as an 𝘈𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘶𝘮 biodiversity hotspot: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙚𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗽. 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙥𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙨 from central Anatolia, Turkey. This rare inland taxon from sandy Fırat River soils adds to the infraspecific diversity of blue-flowered fenugreeks, clarifying 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 variation in Anatolia: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝘽𝙞𝙖𝙧𝙪𝙢 𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙖-𝙜𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙢, from Iraq with smaller size and a narrow, deep brown-purple spathe limb; known only from a single locality. Clarifies species limits in the 𝘉. 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘮 group and highlights the unique endemism of northern Iraqi Araceae: doi.org/10.5735/085.....

New species Biarum gulsenianum from central Anatolia, Turkey. Unusually summer-flowering, adding to Turkey's remarkable Biarum diversity: doi.org/10.5735/085.....